Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica (ABBS) publishes original research articles and review articles in the fields of Biochemistry, Biophysics, Molecular Biology and Cell Biology. The journal encourages and publishes articles that report novel findings of great biological significance in the areas of:

• Protein Science, Structural Biology
• DNA: Replication, Repair, and Recombination
• RNA: Structure, Metabolism, and Catalysis
• Genes: Structure and Regulation
• Genomics and Proteomics
• Enzyme Catalysis and Regulation Glycobiology
• Lipids and Lipoproteins
• Metabolism and Bioenergetics
• Mechanisms of Signal Transduction
• Membrane Structure, Function, Transport
• Molecular Basis of Cell and Developmental Biology
• Immunology
• Biophysics, Theoretical biology
• Biotechnology